14 Apr 2022
Fully refurbished public toilets at Holy Island are now open ahead the Bank Holiday weekend.
The council is again working with business leaders, landowners, town and parish councils, the police and tourism groups as it prepares for another busy summer at the county’s coastline.
Councillors have stepped in to support a fleet of coaches travelling to Ukraine to deliver much needed supplies.
13 Apr 2022
Despite the excellent progress being made at Union Chain Bridge, current forecasts for the bridge reopening have now been extended into the summer of 2022.
The county’s latest caravan and camping site at Druridge Bay Country Park is opening for business.
12 Apr 2022
A public consultation is set to get underway on the future model of schools in Berwick after the Council’s Cabinet approved the next step in its major investment in the county’s education provision.
Northumberland is set to benefit from a share of multi-million-pound funding to transform its children’s centres into Family Hubs that give young people of all ages the best start in life.
08 Apr 2022
Two years after closing to the public due to Covid, indoor dining is coming back to Northumberland’s country park cafes.
People are being reminded to take extra care when out and about over the Easter Holidays as some wooded areas of the county still pose dangers after the winter storms.
A service of commemoration and reflection was held in Hexham Abbey last night (April 7) to thank NHS staff and frontline workers who helped the county through the Covid pandemic.
05 Apr 2022
A council review into the aftermath of Storm Arwen is reaching its final stages.
Motorhomes will be able to stay overnight in three sites in the county under a new pilot scheme which has now started.
31 Mar 2022
The first ever comprehensive Local Plan covering the entire county has been formally adopted by the council.
A new exercise class aimed at helping new mams to get back into exercise and supporting their emotional wellbeing after the birth of their baby is being launched at Willowburn Sports & Leisure Centre in April.
29 Mar 2022
The County Council is to install badger-proof fencing as part of its plans to tackle the damage being caused by the animals in Berwick’s Tweedmouth Cemetery .
28 Mar 2022
The council has warmly welcomed a grant of £4.2m from the Cultural Development Fund to English Heritage on behalf of the Berwick Barracks Partnership.
25 Mar 2022
A special summit aimed at tackling inequalities in Northumberland has taken place – after the Covid pandemic brought the issue into sharp focus.
22 Mar 2022
The County Council is once again pledging its support as Keep Britain Tidy launches its annual Great British Spring Clean.
16 Mar 2022
Northumberland County Council has confirmed its commitment to help where it possibly can in supporting those fleeing their homes in the Ukraine and seeking safety in the UK.
09 Mar 2022
Residents of Longframlington now have more of a say over future development in their parish, following the adoption of a neighbourhood plan for their area.
08 Mar 2022
A Blyth couple who starved their dog to the brink of death, in one of the most shocking and high-profile cases of animal cruelty the county has ever seen, has been prosecuted by Northumberland County Council.
07 Mar 2022
Northumberland Libraries marked World Book Day by spreading the news about all it has to offer.
02 Mar 2022
The building that houses the Riverside Leisure Centre in Morpeth is to be put up for sale in the coming weeks.
01 Mar 2022
The leader of Northumberland County Council has made a statement on the situation in Ukraine.
28 Feb 2022
The daily booking of the iconic Blyth Beach huts is to be reinstated during the summer months, following the Government’s announcement that Covid 19 restrictions are to end.